UNC-Chapel Hill Launches Statewide Study On Libraries And Generative AI In Local Communities
From UNC-Chapel Hill:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a new state-wide two-year collaborative planning and pilot study aimed at understanding how North Carolina communities are encountering generative artificial intelligence and how local libraries can support AI literacy in meaningful, locally relevant and sustainable ways.
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The project, “Local Libraries and Generative AI,” emphasizes listening, assessment and co-design as the foundation for equita
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